Start TKD in January 2012 – The Year to Get Active!
TaeKwon-Do is for all ages.
See my January 2012 Page for more details
TaeKwon-Do is for all ages.
See my January 2012 Page for more details
TriggerPoint Therapy Training
On September 16th 2011 I went to the Fulham Fitrooms to attend the Trigger Point Performance Therapy Ultimate 6+ Training Course taught by Jonathan Lewis from Balance Performance Physiotherapy, a TPT Master Trainer. This was a half day hands on course in which I learnt about the key areas of the human biomechanical [...]
I have always thought that as a club we could do good for our community rather than only doing good for ourselves and our first venture as a group was October 14th where the Priory School in Banstead held a 24 hour charity 5-a-side football event which was extremely well attended by school boys, teachers, [...]
On behalf of everyone at Banstead TaeKwon-Do I would like to congratulate Russell Dennis, our grading examiner and my instructor, on his promotion to 7th Degree Blackbelt and Master in ITF TaeKwon-Do.
Master Dennis travelled to the 62th International Instructors Course at Riccione in Italy and took part in 3 days of training over the weekend [...]
New TaeKwon-Do Classes at Greenacre School in Banstead
Just before the Easter Holidays (2011) I was approached by Greenacre School about the possibility of starting an afterschool Martial Arts club, Martial Arts had been an activity the girls had been asking the school to provide for a while.
After an initial meeting to discuss the timings I [...]
It’s exciting that we have team hoodies and t-shirts for Banstead TaeKwon-Do school members. The current hoodies are either Royal Blue or Navy Blue with white print on the front and back. The hoodies are either Fruit of The Loom or Guildan and cotton / polyester mix and are pre-shrunk. They’re great quality, wash well [...]
I am pleased to say that I’m running another session covering the fundamentals of exercising with kettlebells, in Banstead on March 26th:
Kettlebells are by no means the be-all-and-end-all of physical training equipment and styles, they are however (when used correctly) extremely versatile, simple, small, effective, efficient, safe to use and can improve your physical condition [...]
Just a quick post to say the Level 1 Kettlebell workshop I hosted down in Redhill at the Extreme Fighters MMA Gym on January 22nd went down well and from everyone’s point of view was a great success. The Level 1 workshop consists of 3 hours of getting to grips with the safe technique of [...]
Kettlebell Training: Learn To Rest Under Stress
Kettlebell Training: Get Fit, Strong, Lean & Flexible
Kettlebell Training: Applies directly to Martial Arts Training
Kettlebell Training: Increase Strength Endurance
Kettlebell Training: Improve Athleticism; strength, flexibility, balance, coordination…
Kettlebells are by no means the be-all-and-end-all of physical training equipment and styles, they are however (when used correctly) extremely versatile, simple, small, effective, [...]
James Davis – Qualified IKFF Level 1 Certified Kettlebell Teacher
WOW! The weekend of October 9th and 10th 2010 was one to remember for me and about 20 other budding kettlebell teachers. I have pretty much just about recovered from two 8 hour days of intensive kettlebell exercises, corrective drills, density training, stepping stone techniques and [...]